16 May 2023 , Plenary
Group 5: Sustainable Land Management Reporting (Amendments 40, 41)
I absolutely agree with you that monitoring is essential, but the question I was posing was whether we were monitoring sufficiently the things that we need to monitor. We absolutely need to monitor the quantity of food we are producing, to ensure we have food…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Group 5: Sustainable Land Management Reporting (Amendments 40, 41)
I want to speak to amendment 40, partly because I want to probe the Minister on exactly how all this monitoring and reporting that's going to go on is going to actually get us to the destination that we need to achieve if we're going to avoid climate…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Group 4: Provision of support for farmers (Amendments 4, 52, 53, 54, 38, 55)
I, too, am very pleased to support Jane Dodds's amendment. I think it's really good to have it on the face of the Bill, so it's absolutely clear that this is something that we welcome from farmers, because there are so many opportunities for farmers to be…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Group 1: The Sustainable Land Management Objectives (Amendments 48, 49, 50, 39)
Actually, you're absolutely right: we cannot be exporting our carbon emissions. That is why we have to be producing the food we need locally, so that we are reducing our carbon emissions in that regard, and we need to support our farming community to ensure…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Group 1: The Sustainable Land Management Objectives (Amendments 48, 49, 50, 39)
We cannot go on endlessly trying to wring out every last amount of profit out of the land without any regard for the impact on the degradation of our soil and the destruction of our wildlife. So, while I'm happy to support Mabon ap Gwynfor's amendment, I…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Electoral Reform
Thank you. I've always supported 'no taxation without representation', and it was very disappointing to hear some of the Tory party down the other end of the M4 decrying the Labour proposal to allow the 5 million foreign citizens permanently residing in this…
16 May 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
There's been a lot of fanfare over the Prime Minister's farm-to-fork summit that's taking place in Downing Street today, and it is absolutely right that that should be taking place in light of Which?'s analysis of the doubling of basic foodstuffs—things like…
15 May 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Under Standing Order 17.42, I would like to ask Members if we agree to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting. I see no objection. Can we go now into private session?
15 May 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Papers to note
We have five papers to note. Are Members content to note them? Yes.
15 May 2023 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Bore da. Welcome to the Equality and Social Justice Committee. We are a bilingual institution, and we have instant translation from Welsh to English available, either while you're listening to this briefing or if you're going online through Senedd.tv. I've…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Incontinence
Thank you very much. Thank you, all, for your contributions. I think we have managed to put incontinence onto the map, and this needs to be as big an issue as period dignity, as we need to have incontinence dignity. And it really is a very small ask to ensure…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Incontinence
This is a problem that affects women and men across Wales in every constituency and every community. Nine out of 10 first-time mothers experience perineal trauma after childbirth. Four out of 10 women get urinary incontinence and over one in 10 suffer anal…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Incontinence
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. On behalf of the three co-sponsors of this motion and myself, I want to thank Julie Cornish, the colorectal surgeon at Cardiff and Vale health board; Laura Price, physiotherapist at Hywel Dda health board; and Amy Marshall…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thank you, Minister. As you're the Minister of finance, I thought you might take some interest in the fact that the allocation of the capital grant for Gypsy and Traveller sites has not been drawn down at all in the last year. As all local authorities are…
10 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
9. What assessment has the Minister made of local authority performance of their statutory duties? OQ59469
9 May 2023 , Plenary
& 8. The general principles of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill
As a temporary member of the health committee when the Minister was giving evidence, I have taken some interest in this issue, and I rather agree with Rhun ap Iorwerth, apart from his comments on independence. I do think that there are a lot of unanswered…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Health and Social Services: Launch of the NHS App
A constituent of mine yesterday told me about the distressing circumstances where he received the letter for an important hospital appointment four days after the appointment was due to have been offered. I hope that this will make our services much more…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Thank you, First Minister, for that information. I'm sure it is indeed very welcome for families who are struggling to heat and eat. St Teilo's Church in Wales High School has given a lot of thought to how we make school uniforms affordable, and, having…
9 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
8. What steps is the Welsh Government taking to help schools in Cardiff Central lower the costs of the school day? OQ59497
4 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
In Cardiff, there's a noise pollution team who operate on Friday and Saturday nights, mainly related to neighbour nuisance and people getting too much alcohol into them. I just wondered if other local authorities have similar teams who operate at some times.
4 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Because obviously we have plenty of complaints around these matters.
4 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Cardiff has noise pollution teams who operate on Friday and Saturday nights. Do other local authorities have a similar—?
4 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
No, that's fine.
4 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
Although they're using petrol. By not turning off the engine, they're using petrol.
4 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3
All right. Could you send us a written note, all four local authorities, of whether you have any instances in the last 12 months for which data is available where you have issued idling offences? It would just be useful to know.
